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This book is for all songwriters, pianists, singers, musicians, music producers and music teachers wanting to learn how to play by ear on the piano.
In Part 1 you will learn STEP by STEP how to add harmony to the tune Twinkle Twinkle Little Star using basic 3-4 note triads and 7th chords that are used in pop and country music progressing to 5-7 note jazz chords using 9ths, 11ths and 13ths. You will learn how to voice these chords using both hands while playing the melody, the circle of fifths, voice-leading exercises to help with smoother transitions between chords and popular chord progressions that are used in many pop, jazz and country music songs today.
After completing Part 1, you will be able to harmonise any note over any chord in any major or minor key as well as be able to pick out other tunes and adding in your own choice of chords.
Part 2 will teach you new scales that can be used in your songwriting including, blues, pentatonic (major and minor) and all three minor scales (natural, harmonic and melodic) and modes. You will learn how to accompany a singer adding in fills, bass lines, country, gospel and blues licks. How to transpose a melody and chords into a 'higher or lower' key and how to change the key within the same song. You'll learn new interesting chord progressions and playing in other time signatures including 3/4 and 12/8.
All the music in this book has been recorded on video so even if you can't read music you'll be able to watch the 200+ online videos.
"John's approachable methods for playing piano and composing in any key will benefit songwriters of all levels and genres. Your ability to express musical ideas will be greatly helped by this easy-to-access system."
Paddy Byrne: Songwriter and Producer (Paloma Faith, Tom Grennan, Ella Eyre)
"As a songwriter who sings and plays a little guitar, this is a really helpful tool to learn new chord voicings on keys and will open up a whole new world for me in songwriting."
Pamela Sheyne: Songwriter, producer, singer and mentor (Christina Aguilera, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato)
"This book is an effective and easy to understand must for all aspiring and established songwriters. Rather than the more traditional way of chords first, followed by a melody, this turns this on its head and equips you to write in the way McCartney wrote 'Yesterday."
Paul Statham: Songwriter, producer and sound artist (Dido, Kylie Minogue)
"Along with songwriters; singers, producers and teachers will come away with tons of useful tools and tools are more valuable than rules in my book!"
Mark Cawley: Songwriter, #1 Amazon author, speaker and coach (Tina Turner, Diana Ross)
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Read the first book and this 2nd one did not disappoint! Loved every chapter. More please!
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
What a difficult story to tell. I appreciate the honesty and vulnerability. Definitely made me think.
I had hopes for this book but was not expecting what I would read within the pages. If your kink is deplorable grammar, incoherent sentences, and inconsistent messages, then this book is for you. At first, I thought the book I received was not the book I ordered. But as I dived in, it was very confusing. I would not recommend this book to anyone
There are not many reviews on the internet for this book. In researching the many stores selling the book, it was self-published which makes a lot of sense. The online description is written perfectly, so reading the actual book was very difficult. Pages two and three are written clearly as well as the table of contents. Pages 155 and 156 are also written logically.
It appears this book was written, then sent through a program like “Grammarly.” Once completed it seems it was published without being re-read or edited. The first clue was the title narrative that used “Has” instead of “As.” The table of contents is one page off from what it shows on pages four though seven. Many of the “q’s” are written as “[]”
Below are some examples of what was within the pages of this book written verbatim:
“Chains & Discipline/ Domination & entry/ Sadism & Masochism (BDSM) is a wide classification of bed room play.” Page 9
“When bringing up the topic of chains, you are actually asking a person to offer you their depend on, their flexibility, and also possibly their suggestion of security in exchange for sensual/sexual enjoyment, power-play, and also feasible re-evaluation of your very own connection.” Page 39
“Techni[]ue can take a selection of kinds and also be as easy or facility as you pick to (new paragraph) bargain for your details scenario” Page 52
“BDSM stands for chains as well as entry, technique and also supremacy as well as sadism and also masochism.” Page 125
“SHELF means Risk Aware Consensual Kink.” Page 130
“Approval is whatever.” Page 152
“your twist isn’t my twist, yet your twist is OKAY.” Page 153
“You can be a top, base, or button” Page 153